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I’m convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford commencement address (RIP Steve)

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meeting new people allows for hiding old mistakes
(this post was reblogged from hannahkc)
There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.

C.S. Lewis

(via yearslater)

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How To Be Alone

Catharsis: A downward spiral of aggression

Thanks to http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/08/11/catharsis/, I’ve just had a revelation:

If you [believe venting or bitching] is good, you are more likely to seek it out when you get pissed. When you vent, you stay angry and are more likely to keep doing aggressive things so you can keep venting.

It’s drug-like, because there are brain chemicals and other behavioral reinforcements at work. If you get accustomed to blowing off steam, you become dependent on it.

Catharsis will make you feel good, but … the emotion which led you to catharsis will still be there afterward

The more effective approach is to just stop. Take your anger off of the stove. Let it go from a boil to a simmer to a lukewarm state

Nuff said.